Sonia Gandhi recalls family tragedies and her reluctant path into politics

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Nov 7, 2026 · 1m

Sonia Gandhi says she never expected to enter politics. In an interview about her forthcoming memoir, she recalls falling in love with Rajiv Gandhi in Cambridge and building a life in India. She held her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, after she was shot dead in 1984. In 1991, Rajiv was killed by a Sri Lankan Tamil separatist militant while campaigning. Sonia says her thought was always: "he will be killed next." After his death, she joined Congress and led it to victory in the 2004 election, but declined the prime minister’s post.

Gandhi claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP are…